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UNCG Trains to Help Prevent Suicides 

Rebecca Mathews

Rebecca Mathews is on a mission to prevent suicide by training community members to recognize the signs in their students, friends, and colleagues.


Connection and wellbeing for student veterans 

Erin Reifsteck

At UNCG, over 8%, or more than 1,500, of enrolled students are military-affiliated students, 500 of whom are veterans and servicemembers. Dr. Erin Reifsteck, associate professor of kinesiology and newly appointed Faculty Fellow for Student Veteran Wellbeing, has closely studied student veterans at UNCG and System-wide.


UNCG Professors Help Moms Guide Girls’ Body Image Development

A girl plays with rings on her fingers as she and her mother stand in front of a makeup table.

Drs. Janet Boseovski and Ashleigh Gallagher are experts in psychology, but their most recent book makes scientific concepts easy to digest for moms and girls of all ages, so they can cultivate healthy body image development before they’re even teenagers.


UNCG Faculty Use AI Responsibly

UNCG Professor Robert Wiley at a whiteboard with Arabic characters written on it.

The implications of artificial intelligence entering public use are still being debated and worked out. UNCG faculty are lending their knowledge to build best practices that boost creativity and education rather than stifling them.


Jackson Library Transformation: A UNCG Magazine Preview

With a look at the library’s past, present, and particularly its future, the Magazine interviews Dean Michael Crumpton, University Architect David Friedman, and LIS Assistant Professor LaTesha Velez on the upcoming, major project.


UNCG Professor Studies Humor’s Place in Politics

Laughing emojis and hearts flow out of a red, white, and blue bullhorn.

Why do we like political humor? Does it help us navigate a contentious election season? Does it change minds or reinforce existing views? Can it, in fact, impede positive change? UNCG Political Science professor Patrick Giamario is rounding out our understanding of laughing about politics in what he calls an “age of hilarity.”